No increase in hemorrhagic stroke risk seen with nonaspirin NSAIDs
3-12-2008 - Taking nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) does not appear to increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study by Korean investigators reported in the March issue of Stroke.
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Ankle-arm BP index predicts cardiovascular risk in elderly
3-11-2008 - Both low and high ankle-arm blood pressure ratios in older adults are associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events, including stroke, according to findings published in the March issue of Stroke.
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Milrinone reverses cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage
3-11-2008 -arterial injection of milrinone," Dr. Didier Payen of Hopital Lariboisiere in Paris told Reuters Health. "Sometimes, catheters are kept in place intra-arterially to keep the milrinone infusing for up to 24 or 36 hours.
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Percutaneous closure of foramen ovale prevents paradoxical embolism over long term
3-11-2008 -up to date, was conducted by researchers at University Hospital Bern, Switzerland, and is published in the March issue of Heart.
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Net benefit of stroke thrombolysis seen with prior antiplatelet therapy
3-11-2008 "Our study suggests that tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment should not be withheld from patients receiving antiplatelet therapy," advises the research team, based at the University of Groningen.
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Black race a risk factor for vision loss in idiopathic intracranial hypertension
3-10-2008 - Among patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, blacks are three times more likely than non-blacks to have severe visual loss in at least one eye, according to a medical record review of patients treated between 1989 and 2006 at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
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